Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers
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“We didn't forget how to be teachers. It’s the same passion, engagement, and relationships — you already know how to do that. What we have to learn is a few tech tools, so that we can accomplish the teaching moves that we want, but we did not forget how to teach ... Human beings know how to develop relationships, and sometimes they develop from a distance.”
Listen as I talk with Doug Fisher (of Fisher & Frey) about the most important ideas from their new book with John Hattie called “The Distance Learning Playbook: K-12 Teaching For Engagement and Impact in Any Setting.”
The book is based on the classroom experiences of a diverse group of more than 70 teachers this past spring. I ask Doug to sum up their most important takeaways, the things that surprised him, and the best practical ideas that came out of these teachers’ experiences.
We talk extensively about the best ways to get kids to show up to distance learning and complete their work, as well. Doug shares specific examples, and says, “When you move to higher levels of engagement — where kids drive the learning, where they set their goals, they monitor their progress, they reflect on what they've been learning — that’s when we see them show up and participate.”
If you need to hear a positive outlook and some inspiration about distance/hybrid learning right now, I think you’ll really enjoy this conversation:
“I did not sign up to be this distance teacher. But right now our kids need us. We're still a school. We still have a job to do. Together, we will get through this pandemic and we will be better, as a result, when we come back.”
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EP271 What could be possible if you aimed for B+ work?
EP270 How ChatGPT can reduce your teacher workload (with Dr. Monica Burns)
EP269 Why YOU always seem to be right (and how to tell if you're not)
EP268 A message of encouragement and call to rest: You. Are. Still. Here.
EP267 How to release unrealistic standards and change the stories you’re telling yourself
EP266 Creating change in education without burning out (w/ Dr. Nadia Lopez)
EP265 Why I’m pulling some of my books out of print & rewriting "Awakened"
EP264 Help students do more with less effort using cognitive load theory (with Jennifer Brinkmeyer)
EP263 How to reframe a negative situation when you just can't move on
Introducing NEW Truth for Teachers playlists!
EP262 The 3 day weekend mindset
EP261 The Swiss Cheese Model: letting go of “all or nothing” thinking
EP260 Three ways to create teaching templates that will save you 5-10 hours a week (with Marguerite Rendelfs)
EP259 Set a target number of hours to work...and stick to it
Burnout, work/life balance, and supporting teachers (with Lisa Woodruff of Organize 365)
"Nothing short of a revolution": What's happening in the 40 Hour programs
EP258 Envisioning what’s next for schools: my personal reflections & hope for the future
EP257 How to work ONLY your contractual hours as a teacher (with Samantha Smith)
EP256 Four teachers' small changes that made BIG reductions in their workload
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